17 Lok Sabha MPs test positive for Corona on day 1 of Parliament’s Monsoon Session

As many as 17 Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) have tested positive for Corona on the first day of the Monsoon Session, news reports suggest.

These MPs, 12 of whom belong to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had been tested on September 13-14 ahead of the session. Two MPs belonging to the YSR Congress Party and one each from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and the Shiv Sena.

The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on September 14.